Why Catalyst
Senior expertise, not a generalist. Every partner has led HR functions at companies like yours, not a junior hire learning on the job.
Right-sized, not one-size-fits-all. Your engagement is scoped to your company's actual stage and need and adjusts as you grow.
Embedded, not outsourced-and-forgotten. We work inside your team and your systems, not from behind a ticket queue.
Transparent. A clear monthly partnership, not a black box of hourly billing.
What We Do
People strategy & planning — building the org structure, policies, and roadmap that match where your company is headed, not just where it's been.
Compliance & risk management — staying ahead of classification rules, hiring regulations, and state-by-state requirements so surprises don't reach your desk.
Hiring & onboarding systems — turning hiring from a source of costly mistakes into a repeatable, reliable process.
Performance & culture — building the feedback, recognition, and management practices that keep good people from becoming a turnover statistic.
Employee relations — a steady, experienced hand for the hard conversations, before they become harder problems.
Compensation & benefits design — competitive, defensible programs built for your stage and your budget.
Manager coaching — equipping the managers already on your team, since most people-problems start with a manager who was never taught to manage people.
How We Work
Every engagement starts with listening. Before we recommend anything, we want to understand your business, your team, and what you're actually trying to build.
From there, we work as a true partner, not a vendor. That means we’re in your corner on the hard calls, the sensitive conversations, and the strategic decisions that shape your culture. We'll tell you what we think, even when it's not what you were hoping to hear.
Our goal is never to make you dependent on outside HR support forever. It's to build the foundation, systems, and leadership capability that lets your organization thrive, with or without us.
Why was Catalyst HR created?
Our founder, Susan Mazurkiewicz, spent over 30 years working inside growing organizations leading HR for companies ranging from small, local to large, global, through periods of rapid growth, organizational change, and everything in between.
What she kept seeing was the same gap: companies that had outgrown basic HR but weren't ready, or didn't need, a full-time senior HR hire. They needed expertise, judgment, and someone who could get things done. They just needed it in a different model.
That's why she started Catalyst HR. She wanted to make senior HR leadership accessible to the organizations that need it most, without the overhead, the long-term commitment, or the guesswork.